Phantom Ad--Creepy?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 12:55am

I just saw this ad for phantom today. Does anybody else think that it is just a bit creepy?

[Just_John]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 12:56am

Not really, its purple with a rose.

[safran]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 12:58am

Am I the only one that is still annoyed by the misleading tagline: The longest-running musical ever? Broadway: yes. Ever: no. (Fantasticks and West End's Les Mis come to mind.)

[Just_John]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:00am

Yea, that bothers me too. False advertisement.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:03am

No I am not creeped out by the picture, but the fact that it says Eternally Yours.

But I really like how the don't put the name of the show anymore.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:12am

I liked "Remember Your First Time" the best. it was so perfect. It didn't have a question mark so really it wasn't a question, but rather a statement telling you to remember the first time you saw the show which always made me smile with warm fuzzies...

[clarkstallings]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:19am

Why do these show's go and jazz up their logos? They look bad. BATB's became terrible when they marbleized the silhouette (sp) and purplelized the background and added stars. Now Phantom's doesn't look to great either with the smoke and the purple in this new ad campaign.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:21am

I like it. It is simple and the purple is calming. I like the big sign like that is in Times Square.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 8:53am

I like it with a black background.
I also dislike the false advertising.

[Becky2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:48am

I think they only use the ads that say "Longest Running Show" for the Broadway production, so they can get away with it.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:54am

i also dont like that they dont include the title of the show, that really bugs me
it just bugs me, because someone from Anytown, USA, in New York, for example, might not actually know that the Phantom mask means PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. its not like the logo is recognized to everyone in the world or something...gosh
but yeah, i also dont care for the purple or "eternally yours"- what is that supposed to mean? the show wont be around for eternity...gooooooooollly

[EganFan2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:55am

I wouldn't call that creepy. The one with the giant Phantom head in the mirror leering at a half naked Christine...now that IS creepy.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:56am

"Remember Your First Time" was better, but I like this one. I would have liked a black background better. The purple kind of looks cheap. To me...

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:57am

eganfan, i never saw the one with the half-naked Christine. would you mind posting a picture?

[EganFan2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:01am

They're always on Ebay, and they're always going for a good price (if you're the seller). Not that I would want one.


Updated On: 8/26/06 at 10:01 AM

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:05am

I hate that one. ^^^^^^^

[DG]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:07am

It looks like an ad for a mortuary.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:11am

It's pretty gosh dang easy to toss a label onto something and think you have suddenly made a vaild point ("sanctity" anyone?). And I know y'all are a lot smarter than that. So first off, can you please explain to me what the word "creepy" means? It's one of those words like "weird" that is just attached to an idea or person or thing or an advertisement or a show or a performance for example, that is such a cop out in starting up a check your brain at the door discussion. SHOW, don't TELL. Anyone remember that from grade school? Read any good professional theater critic's reviews and you'll find substance -- concrete ideas in place of adjectives. We have brains. Let's use them. In the words of Anthony Rapp, "labels are for cans."

Updated On: 8/26/06 at 10:11 AM

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:13am

i also dont like that they dont include the title of the show, that really bugs me
it just bugs me, because someone from Anytown, USA, in New York, for example, might not actually know that the Phantom mask means PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. its not like the logo is recognized to everyone in the world or somethin.

I think for this show, everybody would know what the logo means even someone from anytown anywhere.

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:23am

I don't think they need to include the title anymore. It is a big enough success that most people know what The Phantom of the Opera is. I also really like the new one, but my favorite one is "remember your first time"

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:45am

I think that the fact that Phantom has run in nearly every major city in the world, has been on Broadway for (18?) years, won a Tony Award for Best Musical and has been touring since it's inception as well as being in London for (20?) years justifies not needing a title.

Basically the lack of a title indicates that this is a show that doesn't need to be advertised. This show, they're saying, is so good, so incredible, that they don't even need to tell you what it is. You know how incredible it is just by looking at the mask.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:46am

actually, Rosscoe, I disagree. I think most people from Anytown USA would be able to connect the mask and rose to The Phantom of the Opera without having to see the title.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:54am

here's some more...

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 11:18am

good point, guys, about the ads not needing the title anymore
i guess it was a stupid comment on my part
it just bugs me personally, but oh well
:P

[EganFan2]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 11:22am

>>I hate that one.

I hate it, too. But I guess sex sells.